Arhopala nicevillei is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1903. It is found in the Indomalayan realm (Bhutan, Assam, Manipur, Burma, Thailand, and Vietnam).[2] The specific name honours Lionel de Niceville.

Arhopala nicevillei
Arhopala nicevillei in Bethune Baker
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Arhopala
Species:
A. nicevillei
Binomial name
Arhopala nicevillei

Description

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A. nicevillei B.-Bak. (148 d) is similar to the Arhopala silhetensis, but above lighter violettish-blue, the forewing much more narrowly bordered with dark, under surface lighter and warming into grey, the very dark spots being very prominent, whereas in silhetensis they are almost extinct. The anal lobe is here as long again as in silhetensis; also the small tail, which is probably broken off in the figured specimen, is longer.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Bethune-Baker, 1903 A Revision of the Amblypodia Group of Butterflies of the Family Lycaenidae Transactions of the Zoological Society of London (1903) . 17 (1) : 1-164, pl. 1-5
  2. ^ Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9
  3. ^ Seitz , A. Band 9: Abt. 2, Die exotischen Großschmetterlinge, Die indo-australischen Tagfalter, 1927, 1197 Seiten 177 Tafeln   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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